What do factoring it mean for their security?
Not much, the key is circa 1994.

Why do you care?
There is a number of well-formed (as distinct from, e.g., the 32-bit mirrored moduli) RSA public keys floating around having tiny prime factors. Something that can only happen as a result of a sabotaged key generator.

Is this terror?
Definitely. USG has been terrorizing, e.g., PGP users with diddled key generators for quite some time. Apparently a bureaucrat accidentally ate some of his own medicine in 1994.

Qntra claims its "Reporting the Intersection of Bitcoin, Technology, and Politics" is why. "Reporting" means explaining with context. Its not incumbent on "the world", its incumbent on anyone who who is reporting. If Qntra isnt for reporting to people who are non-wot, then why not just keep it in the wot and kill Qntra? Why waste your time? If you dont give a shit about anyone, then just retreat to the wot and never come out or publish anything in public? Everyone who matters in the world is already in the wot, so seal yourselvs off. You're only relevant if people understand what youre doing and saying; thats the actual definition of "relevance".